I SEE LOCKED PEOPLE! Just kiddin around. But I must confess that I do check them out when I encounter them. Until gettin lock down/up myself I never paid much attention to how beautiful locks are. In the words of an old gospel song 'I once was blind but now I see.'

 

It's been a long time comin since I last updated my blog. And you can best believe that a change has come over my locks. I'm still lovin my locks more each day than I did the day b4. I've had a lot of personal changes too. Here's the run down: I sold every stick of furniture I had, packed, left Texas, moved to Maryland, started a new job, got a new place; I'm screamin regularly about the cost of living in the northeast and my one and only child left Texas too and he' goin to college in Chicago. I can't say I'm lovin here like where I come from but I'm adjustin er day. Maybe somebody who reads this can feel me when I say I wanted and needed a change and I did sumpin bout it. I've told my family and friends that I'll give this thing a year. If it don't workout I'll move back home or to sum other place. I had lived in Texas for 46 yes 46 years or all my life and I needed to see what life was like in other places. I've experienced the world thru travel but this is the first time my address has been anything other than Texas. I can say that I enjoy seein lots of brothas and sistas who are livin the locked life without shame or trepidation. I work at a school and some of the other teachers on the staff sport locks. I've even seen upper/central level administrators rockin locks. It's just nice to be in a place where wearin locks are the rule not the exception.

Do you know what today is? It's my anniversary! I was born again (sisterlocks installed) 7 months ago today. I feel little buds near the roots of some of my locks so I think they're well on their way to maturity. I found a new consultant last month from the SL site and things are well. I'm still banding and braiding but, my consultant says that I can stop if I want since my locks seem to have settled. I haven't had any unraveling or except for one teeny tiny lock at the front of my hair which always comes loose when I wash if I'm not careful. I'm still doin very little other than washing and spritzing occasionally. Who knew that freedom and a new sense of self would come with locking my hair. I look forward to the day that I can get a little color and wear a pony tail. Although I haven't posted in a minute, I've faithfully taken pictures on or about my anniversary date. I'm going to attempt to include pictures from June until today and I'd like all the blog readers to show a sista some luv

Lock Venture

This is one day after my two month SLaversary. I've had my 1st retightning and currently I have no hair drama. I lost two itty bitty locks at the hairline that my consultant put back in. When I washed this time I clamp those two down with a flat hair pin and this was effective so I'll do this until it's no longer necessary. I no longer fear combs, the rain or have hair worries and woes since I got sisterlocked. I'll be happy when my hair matures so I can get some color. The itches that bothered me at first have just packed up and gone. Oh yea, I have a confession to make. Sistas 4give me 4 I have sinned! I have HANDSINTHEHAIRITIS disease. I can't seem to keep my hands out my head. It does help if I put on my satin sleep cap; but I have to do this when it aint even time for bed. If there's a cure for this I don't want it; I don't want it. If there's a remedy I'll run from it, hide me! (LOL) I know I'm bein silly but what's a gul ta do?

This is me one day after my one month SLaversary. As u can see I'm still luvin my locks. I'm getting a lil frizzy but I assume that comes with the journey. I banded and washed them and did a braid out for a crinkly doo. I'm due for my 1st retightning on 4/28. I'm still luvin taking off my satin sleep cap in the moanin' finger stylin and out the do' I go. If ya Nappy and ya know it say AMEN!

Lock Venture
The DFW Gathering March 19, 2006
I had fun meeting & greeting new sista's and
a brotha at this gathering. I look forward to
doin it agin.

Me b4 Sisterlocks 

Last but not least I had to show the back. A few spaces but not somethin I can't live with. Oh yea, I 4got 2 tell ya that this mornin I got up did my mornin routine finger fluffed my new do and was out the do' in a flash. I 'm likin this SL thing already. I hope they grow into beautiful flowing locks. 

Here I is. I'm stylin and profilin and tired too I might add. But it was worth it. When I went to work 2day folks were askin about my new doo. I think I have some sista's at work who might be considerin joining the Sisterlocks brigade. 

The full frontal view. Not only is Elaine the bomb at whippin up some Sisterlocks, she's a pretty good photographer too. 

Don't blame the indians, Sisterlocks scalped me. That' ok I know they want be like this 4ever. 

Slide 2 the left/ 

Here I am on the mark gettin ready 4 the set! 

This is the 1st picture of my SL session. After 6 months of research and droolin I've finally enlisted and joined the few, the proud, the Sisterlocked! BTW, Elaine is my consultant. We started around 10ish and finished a little after 9. 

Twas the nite b4 Sisterlocks when my son said I looked like Celie from the the Color purple. 

This is me b4 Sista Locks